as in tailor
a person who sews
a good sewer who designs her own clothing
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Marc Anthony Salvat: A real estate entrepreneur and digital influencer, Salvat, 31, campaigns on reducing water/sewer bills, cutting property taxes without harming services, and promoting affordable housing.
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Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The last sewer overflow of a similar magnitude to this occurred in 1999, when about 4.4 billion gallons was released.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Two days before Francisco Rodriguez of Kansas City, Kansas, died on the job, a contractor in charge of marking sewer and water lines expressed concern about muddy conditions making the construction site a potential hazard.
—Matthew Kelly
july 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
The package includes removing regulatory barriers to housing development and providing funds for communities that are building more housing that can be used for water and sewer infrastructure.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 29 July 2025
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Veronica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
The last sewer overflow of a similar magnitude to this occurred in 1999, when about 4.4 billion gallons was released.
—Caitlin Looby, jsonline.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Two days before Francisco Rodriguez of Kansas City, Kansas, died on the job, a contractor in charge of marking sewer and water lines expressed concern about muddy conditions making the construction site a potential hazard.
—Matthew Kelly
july 30, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2025
The package includes removing regulatory barriers to housing development and providing funds for communities that are building more housing that can be used for water and sewer infrastructure.
—Diana Olick, CNBC, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for sewer
tailor
Noun
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Her tailor father had a little shop on Plymouth Court, near Dearborn Park.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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In time for August vacations, Dominic Sebag-Montefiore, creative director of famed London tailors Edward Sexton, offers up his advice for summer tailoring.—
Felicity Carter,
Forbes.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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“Sewer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/sewer. Accessed 30 Aug. 2025.
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